Thursday April 15th, day #5

Drove to Carthage, Illinois to see where Joseph Smith (the father of the Mormons) was murdered.  Getting to Carthage, Illinois I had to pass through more of rural Illinois.  At one point, I was low on gas and there were no gas stations in the area. 


When I got there I said to the tourguide "is this the place where Joseph Smith was murdered?" to which he responded "this is the place where Joseph Smith was martyred."  The tourguide actually started crying when she explained the death of Joseph Smith.  Oh well, I guess I'm not a mormon.  From there I drove to somewhere in Iowa to see where Field of Dreams was made the next day.

Jail in Chatham